JOHN, AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
HONGKONG AND CHIN DISTRICT.
Y
T.M.CA DIVISION.
Tucuday, May 1st —
&pu Ramlags Practike. Corporal Wei Kan will take charge.
PD Sumad and Company Drill.
Thursday, May 3rd :—
8 pm. First Aid Lecture by Divi-
„onal Surgeun S. P. Lov.
9p-in.. Sundard Company Drill.
BAIYINGPEN DIVISION.
Drills and. Lectures will in future take place at Queen's College, unless other. wise stated.
Monday, April Such -----
7 pau-Spaud and Stretcher Drill.
Wednesday, May
:--
7 pau-Oyunusiany, Bandage Trac-|
bice
Friday, May 4th:
7pm-Sand and Strsteker Drill!
QUBEN'S "COLLEGE DIVISION.
“Tuesday, May late-
k
4.15 p.m. --Squonk and Stretcher Dill.
Wednesday, May 2nd:
B
19.00 pmynasium. Members of { the Sayingpon Division, may attend.
Friday, May 4th
$450
OUR STANDARD
16 Feet Motor Boat
Fitted with H.P. Caille Engine which runs on either Kerosene er Gasoline.. Please arrange for a trial run.
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
TO LET
TO LET.
7MMEDIATE ENTRY,
Machinery Ofice, 'FRONE 27.
D very desirable SHOPS sitnated in. Ter
4.13 p.nï. Squalane, Streteler Drill. House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel
VICTORIA DIVISION,
Tuesday, May 1st-
הי
25.13 p. Sepme and Stretcher Drill.
Friday, May 10)..
་
5.13 pad and Stretcher Drill..
(sd.) E. RazPIN,
Dilere in Vharge of District,
11.
"CHURCH SERVICES.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
HONGKONG.
an Busbar aytka Easter, 29TH APRIL, Holy Communion (1.30 am-) Matins (11)
Besponses, Ferial: Venitu. Savage': Tasins, Turton: Te Deum. Russell, Jones, Pye: Bencslictuš, Troutbeck: Hymns, 190, 271.
God Save the King."
"Evocsong (4 p.)
Responses. Ferial: Fsahns Himbault:
Stainer: Magnificat, Matthews (6th Burning Anne Dimittis, Bayes (6th bring) Anthem Since by man Bandit Byluna, 140, 439."
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon Holy Communion at Morning Service. Morning Service at 11 am. Responses. Ferial: Venite. As
Recently reconstructed
For rent and other particolare.
Apply to
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd.
46, Connaught Road Central Hongkong, April 9, 1917.
1578
TO LET
THE CHINA MAIL.
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
I--In Fictoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour.
Half hour,
One hour,
Three hours,
Six hours.
Day (an to 6 pr.),
".. 10 cents.
25.
$1.00
50 70
If the trip is extended beyond Visteria. half fure extra.
Between the huurs of 8.3 p.m. and 6 a. the above fares shal: be increased by 50 per centum.
11-Beyond Victoria, with four Beat drs. Flour.......
0.60 cents. ..:81.00 1.30
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Three hours....... Ternice and Salisbury Avenue, Six hours..
Kowloon
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowicon Marine Lut 48 with wharf Area 58,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or erection of godowns
Apply to
HUMPHRETS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings
Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.
- TO LET, A
NEW HOUSE is Conduit Road. Reais for accupation.
Also I GODOWN in Duddell Street.
and other particulars
For rent apply to-
set
H. K. HANEMAZEE 1 Des Yeux Rend Hongkong. March, 15, 1937, - 1877
TO LET.
Palms Asset Te Deum,. St. Jude
bilate, Hanesek. WA. Chant No. 392: Kyrie, Dryer; Hynins, 336, 43 (Tune 432 A. &; and 307. God Save the King. Bvering Prayer at fi pata. Besponses. Ferial; Psalms: Panli CXLI "Foster: Pain CXLII, Stainer W. & Chant No. 399 lagnificat, Gass W. A. Chunt No. 390: Nuze Dimit tis, Mouk Hymus, 319, 24 (Tune A&M. No. 19) und as (Tunes in Appendix) Vesper Hymu. "God Save the King.
Union Church, Kennedy Road,
Sunday Services, April 29. Morning Service at 11 am.—Hyions, 12. 572, 21, 237, 307. Subject: The Self Concealment of God... Evening Pervice &t 6p.m.-Hymas, 243,
200, 200, 364.
Preacher Rev. J. Kirk Macotachie.
St. Peter's Church, West Point.
-Haly Communion.
1a.m.-Morning Prayer and Sermon. "Preacher: Rev. H. G. H. Griffith,
W
Peak Church..
Evening Service at 6.90),
اتا
The Gospel Hair
10 12 PEDDER STRET. Weekly Services-Sunday: Breaking of Bread for Believers only 11 m. Gospel Meeting, 8 pm.
Tuesday and Thursany, Bible stady
Hp.m.
· Friday, Ladies' Bible study5.30 pm.
Saturday, Frayer Meeting, p
Day (8am to 6 p.m.), 200
In the Hill District.
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers.
Quarter hour....... Half hour,. ... One bour, Two hours. Three hours,
$0.30
... 0.2
[14]
0.30
0.00
0.37
0,50
Six hours........ Day (6 am, to 6p.m.}1.50 ̧
0.70
100
1.50
2.00
1
RICKSHAS.
41
I-In the Island of Hongkong if engaged|
in Pictoria
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
Hal hour,. One hour.
5 cents.
20
Every Subsequent hour,
Sote-If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., or be dis charged to the East of Hay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 0 p.m., an extra half, fare shall be chargeable.
IJ.-In Koutoon. Quarter hour, Half hour,
5 cents.
15
10
3
NEARLY MAD WITH WEEPING ECZEMA
Face and Neck in Awful State. Itching Very Bad.
WEATHER REPORT
On the 23 at 12.10. No ratares from Japanese atatious. With faw exceptionis, pressure has increased light ly to moderately at all stations reporting. A weak anticyclone covers China the continental. depression mentioned yes terday has probably nievel picily
HEALED BY CUTICURA north-eastwant to the Sen of Japan.
"Zły men's fury and poek ween lu an awful had mate. They were cuverod with a thick' crust of amin and the itching was very bad. and when du opened his mouth in nearly drove din qul. He had to lose time from work, I was told to war weeping ocsara.
"A neighbor who had been heslou of a sharing by Cuticura Sump and"Olat mens told me to its them. I went for a fros anaplu and share boughs more 'sad' after walng, three tablets or Cuticura. Soap and twa bose of Ointment he was healox" (gned Mrs. Hartlo, 2, New Chaster Sat Deray, Eng, July 29, 1915.
Sample Each Free by Post With 32-p. Skin Book, (Soop to clean mal Ointimama to boat) Adurum pont-card für wuples: F. Newbery ✯Sons. 27. Chare korlarsane Sque London. Suld, uverywhere.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
it
Fresh easterly winds will prevail over the north part of the China Sen.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10am, to-day, 0,00 inch... Total since January 1st, 7,87 inches, against an sverage of 21.14 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 29th April-
1.-Hongkong to Cap Rock”. E. winda, moderate to frish: cloudy.
3-Formoss Channel: N.E. wirds, trong.
SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 19.7
SHARE
REPORT.
APRIL 28TH, 1917.
Stock and paid op Yalor.
Qtiona 11.0.A.M
Last Dividend apd siste
Approximate
1
BAN IS.
Hongkong &Shaf)#195) $712) 6.
MARINE INSUK.
"ANGES..
Cantons .............. 50 $57
North Chrise......EST. 150
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamooks: The same ds | Baiona ............................ $100 $833 x. d. b. No. 1.
4-South coast of 'China between Fangtazos 60|3217
to Hainan: The same as
Hongkong
No. 1.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN APRIL Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest routes
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- 'guese East Africa, Persia, and Morocco-
cannot be transmitted.
The following table shows the Stan dard Tige at which. Official Night ends
| VERÐ INSURANCES.||
Obics Fires 3 20 $148} (b." -Hongkong free ... 60 1925 bi
+
SHIFFING.
and begins during the month of April | Douglas. Steamshion 850 998 1917-
Ends.
Strambeste 13 $174.b
Indo-Chinas..
Date.
Begins.
April 28th, 5.49 ", 29th, 5.41 30th, 2.11
a.m. 650
6.50
6.50
ROYAL OBSERVATÓRY
The Services to Germany, Austria, | HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
-LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS.
For
Fai... Tai Po... Cheung Chow
OUTWARD.
WEZK-DAYS
5.00 7.35. 10,00 m:36s
2.00 P.M.
Shatankok, Sha-
tin and
二
Shengshui... 400 P.M. Aberdeen, Autau,
Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 1.
(7.30 4.31 Canton Sansui
and Wychow Letters 6 r.M. Regis. 3 P.M.
(7.15 A 3. ***11.30 P.X- (6.00 X. Except Saturdays
Macao.
FFICE in perp's Building, Top Hour,... 2 10 Mon
Every subsequent hour, Apply to
III-Taipo Road. GERIN, DREVARD & Co 2nd Floor, St. George's Building,
Twenty cents shall be added Kongmoon for each extra hour or part 1585 Hongkong, April 16, 1917. -
of an hour if the birer causes the journey to take longer than- To 4th mile-
single........ 75 cents....1 hour. return..... 81.00
hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
single......81.90................................2 hours. return......31,50...........4
.TO LET.
NO, SA & ROBINSON ROAD,
Apply to
Messra. DAVID SASSOON.
& CO. LTD. Honghoog, April 11, 1927,
OFFICES
... TO LET
1660.
at Connaught Road.. OFFICES in Kings and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit
45
Bouch
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces
HOUSES or Shameer, Canton.
Apply to
THE HUNGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD,
#
Beyond 6th to 9th mile- single...$1.75. return......$2.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile.
single $3.00 return....$2.507
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- peut in each case.
The fares bere set out to apply to one ricktha with three coolies from Tsim Sha
Tsui.
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
1.
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Home
* First Church of Christ Scoicist, PATELL & CO. From Government Civil
MACECHNELL KOAR
Sandars, 11 a.m.
Wednesdays, 630 pm.
Wesleyan Methodist Church Wanchal Sunday Morning Bervice 10.15 a.L Bunday Evening Service 6.15 p.in.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Arsenal Street. Banday Evening, Gospel Meeting, 8 p.m.
St. Joseph's Church Garden Rosá.
Mass and Sermon at 10 am followed by
the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
·Roman 'Catholic Cathedral
Glonesly.
Low Masat 6, 7 and 9.30 a.m.
High Mass at 8 am.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
NEW YORK,"
BAN FRANGECO, UR.A..
ן: יי
Branches:-
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA, BOMBAY.
40 pm-Benediction of the Blessed HEAD OFFICE: KING'S BUILDINGS,
Sacrament.
HONGKONG BEGISTER.
HONGKONG.
LESSONS IN CHINESE,
From Sailor Home to Government Civil Hos- pital ...............
Hospital Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race
Couse .......
Not exceeding
per passenger.
04 cents.
04
10
From Clock Town to Bay
View House
12
Frum Wanchai Market to Bay View House ..................... From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
IT-Is the City of Victoria
SUNDAYS & "HOLIDAYS
9.30 A.X.
REPORT.
APRIL 23, 1817.-.
Station.
Tostock... 6 29:81 38 Memuro Erkodate..! n Tekio
Achi
Final of £9-3 making
£8) för 1976
bonus
of 10/ sub
ject to deduction of
p.c
Income tax
$7 final making › $25
V 1014 and Intoxim
of 915 1915.
Final divent 15% making / 2915......
| Interim of 830:14 1915,
61 p.c
si pe
815 making $31
for
1913 and special of $3 ...
uu. uge 1318. ...
TP.
137 and houus for
1915, *****
30% for 1913.
¿¿p.. & pc.
Int of 83 a/c 1018/1917
161 pc
81.95 for 1925
(Preferred)...EB) $414 (Deferred)...E5 $123 b.
Interim - n/d 1415... Interim or 10- a/c 1918,
8 p..
• Shell.” Iransports £11077-
**Star Ferry'
$ 1018333
1+
2-ist. Mc 1018 Compen £7
81.65 dividend 45 cts. Bonus for your auding
↑ p.s
62 po
Wind.
912 for 1918
P.& for 1916...a suunnattsyn
· 101 p.t.
134 por
Hour,
Barvel.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Dirvction.
Li Force,
S│| | | | |:5, Weather..
Ostiman
Naha
Ishijima
BoninIsland
3.00 P.M. Chefco...
Weihaiwei
9.00 a. Kiukiang
3,00 P.M.
Hankov... Ichang Changaha... Shangbai
Gutalaff
Sharp Pk Amor
Swatow
5.00P.. Tahoku....
Kamtasad
Sanmei
Shamchan...
5.00..
110.00 .. 14.00 P.M.
9.00.A.2.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O..
WELL-DAYS
10.
Macao.....
17.30 A.M. ****1.30 PM.
8.301.M
(7.30 AM 8.30.P. 19.30 P.M.
Taichu
Tairan...
Koahun..... Pesendores Canton 6. Hongkong SUNDAYS&Gap Rock.. HOLIDAYS Wachow
Macao 17.30 AM. Pakhoi. 11.30 P.X. Hoihow.... 9.3UP.C.St.James (7.3 AM
Touranea
Carton Tai Ping.
Tang....9.30°F. M.. 9.30 P.M. B... `P.M. Shek Ki......9 30 P.M. $.30 r.ar. 0.31 p.3. Kongmoou .0.00 P.. 0.00 г.. 6.0 P.M. Kumehuk, 8.00 г.. 6.00г... 6:00 г.. Kaukong, ...6 00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 F.M.
Except
⚫ Saturdays.
In the core of Stails closing before 9 am. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock on the vous evening..
EXOHANGE. Hongkong, April 28, 1917.
'On London—
Bank Wire
On demand,
14
ྂ་
30 days' sight...
2/4* ...2/411/16 .../4.
4 months' sight, ....../4.15/16 Credits, 4 months' sight, ...9/5* Documentary, 4 months' sight'2/64 On Paris-
On demand, Credits, 4 months sight, On New York-
On demand
dep
Credits 60 days sight,
Not exceeding
per passenger
Quarter hour,
10 centa...
Half bour
10
One hour...rm
Two bours, ******
35
Three
50
Wir
'On demand,
Four
60
Five
20
On Calcutta
Six
734
One day from 8 am to 6p.m. 31.25
III-Beyond Victoria.......
One hou.....
Two soare, patronens
Three
Fourmi Five**** Six
Not exceeding
per vaasen(jer.
95 cents.
90
One day from 8am. to 6p.m. $1.50
If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Vittone half for extra is to be allowed for the retura
MB LI MON ZAN, a Chinese gradaca verset in Alteracars, has been a teacher te Kuropeas Oftrinis und Merchanje iz tafe Colony for taa rennu He has *. good mathod of training Zaropakow 25 pars in the Chluare eximization,. And, ie possessed of a first rate cerillente as a Chinese teacher. He bae alas a good knowledge of Mandarin and takka, journey.
Tame who tatend learning the Chinese language see requested to write cịa ở China stall" Otics t direct to No. 156;- Wellington street, trei flusz,
On Bombay--
Wire, *** *** On den and On Singapore On demand,
Manila- On demard, On Shanghal-
On domin
30 days sight(privata
On Yokohama
On demand,
her
110 Gold Lent 100 fino (per tael) 49.19 Sovereigns Banks Buyingrate) 38.30 u. Silver (per cz), Chinese Copper Cash Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cente Fate of Native Intersta Not exceeding Chinese Sub. Coin
Hongkong bub Coin
Previou
day.
On data et On date al
at Zam
Parameter ".. 29.60
29.86
Temperatura 70
lity
72
T
[125]
86
80
1
0,02
0.00
6.00
Quarter hour, Ball hour Une hour ANG YUK, DENTIST ECCOBBOT to Two Loors,
the late BIEN TING,
Three
Four
200 2.40
9.30.
Aparri Dagupan Manila Legaspi Tacloban.... Iloilo Surigao Labund
T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong Observatory, April 28, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 38 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredthal
TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of asturs tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. L. Fonce or WED, according (t Benford Scale.
6. STATE OF WEATHEL, .b blue sky, e
detached cloud, d drizzling rain, t fog,
g gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o overcast,
REFINERIES.
China. Sugars 100/114 Malabon Sugam. D. 30| #32
Final div, 5% free of in-
MINING.
Kaila
£131/8
come tax, making 10%
Langkack
dr. 10T. 17) b.
A/C 1915-1916 coupon No. 8.
5 pač
1. 3 for I
Raub
Tronah Mines ................... £197,0. y.
Tial Caspian. 31/-
1 interim making 4-
a/ 1016...
15 p.a
9% for 1916-
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS. Kowloon Wauver # 50970). H.E. & Whimpe
י.
8% for 1816.& bonne 33
7 P
Ducks 123s
Final 89.50 & bonus 86,' making 311, a/c 1910...
Tla. Tå for your ending:
30.4.16
эро
81 p.e.
Shanghai Dooks 2..100 T. 90 b..
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hetalu... 30 | | 102
Central Entao 100 $10
Bengkong Lands...5100 $57 Humphreys Extaten & 10 861 Kowloon Land... 50 833 West Points 50 877
Shanghai Lands 1. 50 r. æ
"
COTTON MILLS,
E....... 50 T. 151 h Šhangbai Cottona I. 50 T. 120 3.
Kung Yik... 10 T. 144 0.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1. 5.70
showers, a squal, r rain mow China Bosa 15 sa
Pnder wvisibility, w dowweb).
1. Bar in inches tenths and hun-Light & Powers dredths.
HONGKONG TIDES,
The tide tabla viven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office
in London from the result of the analys
Final of 83 making 66.)
/c 1916.
$7c 1916..
Final dive of 84 making
8 s/c 1916
| 30 cents for 1218.
12 for 1918
Final #3-25, making 85,25
a/c 1918
almaking 17 % a/o 1915.
Tla. 9 for year ending
31 10:16 Tla. 6' div. a/c year endod
30-8-16
T. 0.90 for 1918 .......
8. J
11 ธ.
7 po
72 sts. fos 1975
..9 pa
6 pc. for year ending
0 cents for 1916 párames
for your ending 31710 180 cents for 1916” vorerste="
12 p
900
20 8151
821 a/c 1910/17 Bonus, To cents.....EE TEL 411 on.a/6-1916
Oina-Providents Dizy Bazzar von⇓ Green Lalands
108
6823 b... 7318.10. b. Hongkong Electrics 10 #52)
of obeerrations taken by means of an Hongkong to automatic tide-recording machine in the
Water Police Easin at Tsim Sha Tsui Hongkong Ropes 10 128) during the years 1887-8-0
The sers of the table corresponda with Dongrong Tramways 5/80,80 the rero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chait, which has been found to be 4 feet inches below mean sos level N To obtain the depth of water on the
tid ginge' at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge
H.K. Steel Foundry
at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Peak Tramwaya ,10 0,80
4 inches to the height given. in the table.
April 20th to May 6th, 1917-
DOM.
p.h.
Sé dis
Bonghoof
Hom
Kitaker, open air kompérature as the ri Ensoul, open als, temperature on the già.
AETON, Director:
pha Obturatory, April 28, 1917.
14 D'AQUILAN ÉTELEZ,
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation from:
One day from
Between the hours of 8.30 pm and 8 am, the above fares abell, be farmsaid Aby 50 per ciuitum.
THE FRUIT SEASON DOWEL complaint is sure to be
Dpravalent during the fruit eas Be sure to keep a bottle of Chamber Colic Cholers Diarrhoes Remedy on hand. It may save a life For sale by il Chemista afai Bzorekoeriers.
81 finsi and bonda #1.
making 19:
23% finxi/o 1916 Fend- Fog (cents 48 per share)
for 1915/3918
10 p.
Steam Laundry # 643.40 6.. Union Waterbosta
26 cents for 19357916..
1018
121 fr 1916
8 p.s
(86),12]
William Powell . 728.60 b.
70 cents for 7035
150 cents för 1913/T
phia. Add:HTALTON
111
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